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D-Index
55
Citations
12349
World Ranking
12021
National Ranking
3225

William J. Brittain publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William J. Brittain sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 149 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

William J. Brittain D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William J. Brittain sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

William J. Brittain is affiliated with Texas State University in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with a focus on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work covers several main topics, including Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry, Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research, Radical Photochemical Reactions, Nanoplatforms for Cancer Theranostics, Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies, and Click Chemistry and Applications. Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure is also a significant area of focus.

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Scott Barrett, Viola Fieglein, Shiva K. Rastogi, Zhenze Zhao, and Liqin Du.

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by William J. Brittain include:

  • Synthesis, optical properties and in vitro cell viability of novel spiropyrans and their photostationary states, 2020, Tetrahedron
  • Kinetic study of azobenzene photoisomerization under ambient lighting, 2023, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry
  • Photopharmacology of Azo-Combretastatin-A4: Utilizing Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitors and Green Chemistry as the Key Steps, 2021, Current Organic Chemistry
  • Green Approach Toward Triazole Forming Reactions for Developing Anticancer Drugs, 2023, Current Organic Synthesis
  • Isomer-Dependent Melting Behavior of Low Molar Mass Azobenzene Derivatives: Observation of a Higher Melting Z-Isomer, 2024, ChemPhotoChem

Their publications are often found in journals such as Crystal Growth & Design, Tetrahedron, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry, Current Organic Synthesis, and ChemPhotoChem.

Best Publications

  • Polymer brushes: surface-immobilized macromolecules

    B Zhao;W.J Brittain

  • Polymer brushes : synthesis, characterization, applications

    Rigoberto C. Advincula;William J. Brittain;Kenneth C. Caster;Jürgen Rühe

  • A structural definition of polymer brushes

    William J. Brittain;Sergiy Minko

  • Synthesis and Characterization of PMMA Nanocomposites by Suspension and Emulsion Polymerization

    Xinyu Huang;William J. Brittain

  • Synthesis of Polymer Brushes on Silicate Substrates via Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer Technique

    Marina Baum;William J. Brittain

  • Surface initiated polymerizations from silica nanoparticles

    Bindushree Radhakrishnan;Rajesh Ranjan;William J. Brittain

  • Combination of Living Radical Polymerization and Click Chemistry for Surface Modification

    Rajesh Ranjan;William J. Brittain

  • Synthesis of Tethered Polystyrene-block-Poly(methyl methacrylate) Monolayer on a Silicate Substrate by Sequential Carbocationic Polymerization and Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

    Bin Zhao;William J. Brittain

  • A systematic comparison of contact angle methods

    Lorraine M. Lander;Lisa M. Siewierski;William J. Brittain;Erwin A. Vogler

  • Nanopattern Formation from Tethered PS-b-PMMA Brushes upon Treatment with Selective Solvents

    Bin Zhao;William J. Brittain;and Wensheng Zhou;Stephen Z. D. Cheng

  • Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of N,N-Dimethylacrylamide

    Jude T. Rademacher;Marina Baum;Mical E. Pallack;William J. Brittain

  • Conductivity and mechanical properties of well-dispersed single-wall carbon nanotube/polystyrene composite

    T.-E. Chang;A. Kisliuk;S.M. Rhodes;W.J. Brittain

  • Synthesis of Polycarbonate-Layered Silicate Nanocomposites via Cyclic Oligomers

    Xinyu Huang;Stewart Lewis;William J. Brittain;Richard A. Vaia

  • Synthesis, characterization, and properties of tethered polystyrene-b-polyacrylate brushes on flat silicate substrates

    Bin Zhao;William J. Brittain

  • Photoresponsive Monolayers Containing In-Chain Azobenzene

    L. M. Siewierski;W. J. Brittain;and S. Petrash;M. D. Foster

  • FREE RADICALS IN LIPID BILAYERS: NEW PROBES OF LIPID RADICAL DYNAMICS

    N. A. Porter;R. C. Petter;W. J. Brittain

  • Free radicals in lipid bilayers: new probes of lipid radical dynamics

    Ned A. Porter;Russell C. Petter;William J. Brittain

  • Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties of ABA Type Triblock Copolymer Brushes of Styrene and Methyl Acrylate Prepared by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

    Stephen G. Boyes;William J. Brittain;Xin Weng;Stephen Z. D. Cheng

  • Synthesis of Polystyrene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) Brushes by Reverse Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

    Randy A. Sedjo;Brian K. Mirous;William J. Brittain

  • AFM Study of Tethered Polystyrene-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) and Polystyrene-b-poly(methyl acrylate) Brushes on Flat Silicate Substrates

    Bin Zhao;William J. Brittain;Wensheng Zhou;Stephen Z. D. Cheng

  • Contact activation of the plasma coagulation cascade. I. Procoagulant surface chemistry and energy

    Erwin A. Vogler;Jane C. Graper;Garry R. Harper;Harry W. Sugg

  • Synthesis of polystyrene brushes on silicate substrates via carbocationic polymerization from self-assembled monolayers

    Bin Zhao;William J. Brittain

Frequent Co-Authors

Jürgen Rühe
Jürgen Rühe University of Freiburg
Kin-tak Lau
Kin-tak Lau Swinburne University of Technology
Stefan Zauscher
Stefan Zauscher Duke University
Xiaopeng Li
Xiaopeng Li Shenzhen University
Stephen L. Craig
Stephen L. Craig Duke University

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